Improvement in ironing-tables



s. 0. TERRY.

Ironing-Table.

No. 200,584. Patented Feb. 19,1878.

ATTORNEYS -PETERS, FHOTO-LITMOGRAPHER, WASHINGNN. D. C.

UNITED- STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

SIDNEY O. TERRY, OF AUGUSTA, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TOL. J. BROWN, OF SAME PLACE. I

IMPROVEMENT IN lRONlNG-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 200,584, dated February19, 1878; application filed January 16, 1878.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, SIDNEY O. TERRY, of Augusta, in the county ofKalamazoo, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ironing- Boards and do hereby declare that thefollowin g is a full, clear, and exact description there of, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof an ironing table, as will be hereinafter more fully-set forth.

. board, of any suitable form and dimensions, provided on its under sidewith two cross-bars or cleats, B B. The cross-bar B is a suitabledistance from the inner end of the board, and the cross-bar B at or nearthe center thereof. From the center of the cross-bar B projects downwarda bolt, b, which passes through a slightly-elongated hole near one endof a spring-lever, O, and a nut, a, is screwed on the end of the bolt.The rear end of the lever 0 projects a suitable distance beyond thecrossbar B, to form the clamping-jaw C, while the inner extends underthe cross-bar B. This end of the lever is cut to form a spring, and hasa shoulder, 0, formed thereon.

D D are two legs, connected at their up er ends by a cross-bar, D whichis hinged tovrthe under side of the board Aat such a point that when thelegs are thrown down for use they rest against the edge of the cross-barB, and

when not in use they fold toward the rear end of the board. To the legsD D is also secured a bar, D and the two bars D and D are connected bytwo cleats, d d, between which the inner end of the lever passes, saidcleats form mg a guide for the same.

The ironing-board is clamped to a table-top, E, in the following manner:The rear end of the board A is placed on said top, while the rear end ofthe lever 0 passes underthe same. By now turning down the legs D D thetop cross-bar D throws down the inner end of the lever, causing theouter or rear end thereof to bind or clamp against the table-top, andthe shoulder a on the inner end of the lever will bear against the lowercross-bar D On top of the board A, at the rear end, is fastened an eye,h, for the attachment of a press-board, E. This board has a foot, I, asshown, and in its heel a hook, i, which is to engage with the eye h. Bythis means the press-board can be turned and used in any direction, andbe easily detached when not needed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with an ironing-board, A, the cross-bar B, the hingedlegs D D, with cross-bars D and D and cleats d d, and the spring-leverG,pivoted at b,with its outer end extended to form the clamping-jaw 0,all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposesherein set forth. I i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this10th day of December, 1877.

. SIDNEY U. TERRY. Witnesses:

H. V. HOBART, J No. L. GooK.

